Sample color card



pt. 2% 1932. s. E; BENDER SAMPLE COLOR CARD Filed June 26, 1931 Inf s ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 27, 1932 UNITED STATES!- 1,&79,041

SYDNE E. BENDER, or BROOKLYN, NEW roan SAMPLE conon CARD Application filed June ee iesii Serial No. 547,001. I

This invention relates to improvements in;

sample color card books and particularly to such devices employed for coloredsamples of textile material. 7 a

This application is in'part acontinuation of the original casefiled by the applicant, and bearing the Serial Number 191,910, and the filing date of October 29, 1930.

One of the objects of this invention is to 10 provide a handy sample color card book, composed of a plurality of individual sect-ions,

each section having provisions forremovably supporting a plurality of individual tabs, carrying colored yarn samples. The book is soarranged that those individual sections may be folded againstione another, so as to form a compact fold or book which may be easily carried, and just as easily unfolded (or folded), either in part or in-whole. Another object of my invention is to provide a sample color card bookcomposed of individual sections, each section provided with reinforcements at'the longer edges of the sections, and a tab carrier or backing memberdisposed between the reinforcements of the sections, equipped with means for.

facilitating the attachment of individual,removable yarn sample carrying tabs. 7 Another object of my invention is to provide, in combination with such sample color card books, individual color card samples made of an attachable carrier, a yarn sample. support secured to that carrier, and a yarn sample secured to said support, said tab having provisions for facilitating its being incorporated with or removed from the backing an an; .14-

F igure 2 is an end view, seen fromthe bottom, of Figurel. Y a

Figure 3 is'an end viewof a foldedfbook,

of the construction shown in Figures 1 and 2.

Figure l illustrates a modified form portion of a section. V V Figure 5 isa plan view of a portion of an open sample color 'card book in. a modified arrangement, and illustrating a plurality of sections with their inner or backing member surfaces exposed to view. Y

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Figure 6 illustrates an end view of a par tially folded book composed of sections in the arrangement shown in modified form of Figure 5. v I

t Figure 7 illustrates an end elevation of a folded book composed of an arrangement. of 2 sections similar to that shownin Figure 5, and

Figure 8 illustrates an end view of a portion of a book composed of sections and arranged generally in the modified manner illustrated in Figure 5.

In the drawing, particularly referring to Figuresl to 3, the sample color card book is composed of individual sections, secured to gether by means of flexible binders indicated of hard cardboard or similar material, and provided at lts long edges with projecting 10, 11 and 12. Each section comprises a v r1g1d,'fiat base member 18, madepreferably sci.

reinforcing rails 1&1, made preferably of wood I s and which serve not only as reinforcing members for the cardboard, but also as spacers between the adjacent'se'ctions, anda's roomdisposed providing means for the sample tabs between the reinforcing rails.

Arranged with each base member, and disposed symmetrically between the reinforcing rails 14, are-semi-rigid backing members or strips '15, preferably secured with their extreme edges to the edges of the cardboard piecerof the base members between the rails, 7

while thelr inner lower surfaces rest freely I Arranged symmetrically and in pairs,

there are provided in the backing members against the base member.

slots 16 designed for accommodating individual sample colortabs indicated at 17, um

These tabs are composed of a carrier member Secured to each carrier member 18 by means of glue or other means is asample support 20in the form of a cardboard piece,

Its outer or front face fornis base or support for a yarn sample 21, which is composed of a bundle of parallelly arranged strands of yarn, the ends of which extend beyond the edges of the sample support 20. The yarn at the edges of the support, so that the ends of the yarn form tossels, while theportion between the tossels adheresto the upper face of thesample support, The thread portion,

not in'enga'g'ement with the yarn sample, is

arranged at and attached to the, back face of the sample support, which back face is glued to the sample'support carrier 18.

FromiFigures 1, 2-and 3 it will be seen that all sections of thoibook are constructed alike. Obviously, however, modifications may be in corporated, such as illustrated in Figure 4, where a portion of a section isshown, also composed of a base inember23, the longer edges of which are reinforced by spacing rails 24, while between the rails is placed abacking member 25. The latter isiprovided with the .usual slots '26 for receiving thesample carrier, but in addition to these slots there are provided windows 27 intended forexposing.

the elongated, reduced end 28 of sample carrier 29. The other end of the latter is also reduced as indicated at'30, but is shorter than end 28, which end serves for-thepurposeof applying thereon a plainly visible 1dent1fication marking for eachindividnalsample.

The construction of thesample tab is other wise ident cal with thatdescribed in connection with Figure 1'. Thereis again provided a sample support 31 against which rests a yarn sample 32, the ends 33 of which form tossels and are held together by means OI thread 3 1, which is slung around them, while its other portions are brought backto the rear face of the sample support, with which face the latter is attached to the upperface of sample carrier 29. a o

The arrangementof the individual sections shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 s such that'the end section I folds against the second section II in a "way that reinforcing rails 14 abut with one another. The-flexible connection 10 between these two'sections is just wide enough to permit such folding.

The next section III is connected with sec- 7 tion II by a'fiexible portion 11 which is wide enough to-permit folding of sections I and II against section III so that the back'or lower surfacesof sectionfI abuts with reinforc ng the tab relative to the 'its'upper face the rear of flexible section rails 14' of'secti'on III; This arrangement is clearly seen in Figure 3.

Section IV is connected with section III by a still wider flexible member 12, which illustrated in Figure 3. These other sections,

notshown in---Figu-re 1, are connected in the following order'of folding from the extreme "right handend towards section IV: Section sample is secured to the support by means of V a thread 22 which is slungabout 'th'eyarn facessecti onI, section VII abuts with section V, and is next to secti-onIV when the book is unfolded.

(not shown) to Referring to Figures5, 6-and 7, am'odified bookarrangem ent composed of similar secs two individual secv tions is shown, in which tions are adapted to fold face to face towards one another.- -In this manner the bookcom- I prises section pairs, which abut with the back face of the adjacent section ofthe next pair, wherebyan accordion effect ispro duced. In Figure 5 there'will be seen sectionsthetwo sections face to face.

the reinforced facesof one another, while the backf face of one 880M011 of onepair abuts with" ber 37 of the same widths asthat indicated I at 35 and serving for the same purpose. Sections' IV and 'V p Wider flexible member 38, which is designed to accommodatefour folded-up section pairs,

hand groups of I arranged in left and right are'connect'edl'iy a much two'pairs' eachffThis arrangement maybe clearly observed from Figure 7,"illustrating a nearly folded section" book, .in which addi tionalsections VI, VII and VIII are illus trated, which were omittediii Figure ,The" construction of each individual sec- 131011, shown in Figures 5, 6 and 7 are identical with thatexplained in connection with Figures 1, 2 and3, and serve for accommodating individual, exchangeable color sample tabs;

While in Figure 7 four pairs of sections are illustrated, it isself-evident that the ni m ber of sections o'r'sectio'n pairs-maybe altered to suit various requirements, as for instance indicated in Figure 8 where one half of a larger book is shown, which'is composed of a group'ofifour pairs of sections, connected similarly to the manner already explained, and providedwith a correspondingly wider dicatedat V I :From the foregoing it becomes self-evident group connecting member, in

that sample books of this kind may be provided with any number of sections, and may be folded either in the manner illustrated in Figures 1 and 2, or in the way shown in Figures5 and 7; It is self-understood, moreover, that variations in the order of folding the sections may be incorporated, without altering the purpose for which this invention is designed.

Similarly the arrangement and construction of the individual sections may be altered, and particularly the forms of the backing member and the tabs may be changed to suit any desired requirements, and Itherefore reserve for myself the right to incorporate such modifications or improvements in my invention, as may become advisable-or desirable, without departing from the broad scope of my idea as defined by the annexed claims.

I claim:

1. A sample card book of the class described, comprising a plurality of individual sections flexibly connected edge to edge with one another and adapted to form a continuous row of sections foldable to a book, each section comprising a relatively rigid base member reinforced at its long edges, a backing member provided between the reinforced edges of said base member and having a plurality of tab-receiving means, arranged in pairs.

2. A sample card book of the class clescribed, comprising a plurality of individual sections connected edge to edge with one another and adapted to form a continuous row a of sections foldable to a book, each section comprising a relatively rigid base member provided at its long edges with combination reinforcing and spacing means extending beyond one face of said base member, a backing member secured to said base member between scribed, comprisinga plurality of individual sections flexibly connected edgewise with one another and adapted to form a continuous row of sections foldable to a book, each section comprising a relatively rigid base member provided at its longer edges with combination reinforcing and spacing means extending beyond one face of said base member, and comprising rigid rails, a semi-rigid backing member attached with its edges to said base member between said rails and provided with a plurality of receiving slots, arranged symmetrically in pairs, adapted to accommodate and securely hold color sample tabs.

4. A sample card book of the class described, comprising in combination, 'a plurality of individual sample-carrying sections fixedly but flexibly connected edgewise with one another and forming a continuous row of sections foldable to a book, each section composed of a relatively rigid base member provided at its longer edges with. combination reinforcmg and spacing means in the having reduced ends registering with said slots, a sample support attached to said carrier and a yarn sample secured to said sample support.

5. A sample card book of the class de scribed, comprising in combination, a plurality of individual sample-carrying sections flexibly connected edgewise with one another and forming a continuous row of sections foldable to a book, each section composed of a relatively rigid base member provided at its-longer edges with combination reinforcing and spacing meansin the'form of railsand'extending beyond the sample-atrigid backing member secured with its edges to said base memberbetween sald rails, and

provided with a plurality of symmetrically 'taching face of said base member,v a semicarrying sections, each sectioncomposed of i a rigid base member, reinforcing spacers provided at the long edges thereof, a backing member disposed between said spacers, flexible connecting means provided betweensaid sections, some of said connecting means being wider than the others, the wider connecting means permitting the folding of two sections face to face, while the less wide connecting means facilitate the folding of two adjacent sections back to back,' whereby an accordionlike folding is effected.

7. A sample card book composed of a'plurality of individual sample-carrying sections, each section composed of a rigid base member, reinforcing spacers provided at the long edges thereof, and a backing member disposedbetween said spacers; said sections connectedwith one another by flexible means in such a way as to facilitate the folding of the sections in pairs, groups of pairs and groups of groups. I a i 8. A sample card book comprising a plusection stiff 1 carrier card receiving slots rality of reinforced individual sample-carryingsections flexibly connected with one another so as to fold together in accordion fashion, each section provided with a backing member arranged between the reinforcements of the section and equipped with a plurality of tab receiving-slots, arranged in pairs.

9. In a device for the purpose described, a book formed from a plurality of sections including end sections, and second and third intermediate sections, counting from the end sections towards the center of the book, each comprising a relatively wide and long,

and flat base member, a pair of parallel, relatively narrow reinforcing members at both long edges of the base member and of greater thickness than the latter, extending beyond the inner face of the base member faces, touching one another, the third sections folding with their inner faces against the backs of the end sections.

10. A color card book composed, in com bination, of a plurality of flexibly interconnected, individual sections adapted to be folded to a book form, starting from both end sections towards the center, each section comprising a stiff, flat, elongated base member, a pair of reinforcing members disposed at both long sides of the base member and extending beyond the innerfac'e thereof while bein flush with the back face vof the base mem er, a backing member secured to the inner face of said base member between said reinforcing members and provided with a row of slots arranged in pairs, and a cut-out in line with and adjacent to each slot pair, carrier cards removablyassociated with the slots of said backing member and comprising oblong strips having reduced ends adapted to engage and register with said slots, one of the reduced ends of the carrier cards'being. elongated to pass under and fill the said outout, a sample support secured with its rear face to each of said carrier cards and being shorter than the latter, a varn sample, longer than said support, secured to the latters front face and extending with its ends beyond the edges of said support, a thread looped around the extending endsof said yarn sample and having its ends attached to the rear face of said samplefsupportwherewith the latter is secured to said carrier card. In testimony whereof I herewith "affixmy signature.

SYDNEY E. BENDER. 

